Archives of Pax Christi Belgium/Flanders

Collection

Holding institution:: KADOC Documentation and Research Centre for Religion, Culture and Society

Holding institution (official language):: KADOC Documentatie- en Onderzoekscentrum voor Religie, Cultuur en Samenleving

Scope and content:: In file no. 175 we note documents related to the seminar for Judeo-Christian relations in Berlin (1989). Furthermore, the part of the archive that has not yet been processed, contains a box (D220) with archival material related to “Judeo-Christian relations” (1989-1997).

Administrative/biographical history:: Pax Christi is a Catholic NGO, founded in 1945. Today the organisation has more than 100 affiliated local organisations spread across more than 50 countries. Pax Christi is mainly involved in the peace movement and is committed to disarmament, respect for human rights, reconciliation, etc. In the international arena it also acts as an advisory organisation, notably thanks to its consultative status with the United Nations. A Belgian branch became active in 1953 in Brussels and Wallonia. Pax Christi Flanders was officially created in 1972. Since their inception, the Belgian sections have been particularly active in the Belgian and European peace movement, but they also deployed other initiatives concerning intercultural and interfaith dialogue, various youth issues, etc. (http://www.paxchristi.be/over-pax-christi/historiek/; http://www.paxchristi.net/international/eng/about.php)

Access, restrictions:: Consultation requires the authorisation of Pax Christi.

Finding aids:: Plaatsingslijst van het archief Pax Christi België/Vlaanderen, accessible via the search engine on the Lias website.